11-letter words containing o, y, s
- injuriously — In an injurious manner; in a manner that injures.
- innocuously — not harmful or injurious; harmless: an innocuous home remedy.
- inodorously — in an inodorous manner
- insectology — entomology.
- insidiously — intended to entrap or beguile: an insidious plan.
- insinuatory — Insinuative.
- inspiratory — of or relating to inspiration or inhalation.
- invasionary — That take part in a military invasion.
- invidiously — In an invidious manner.
- irresolubly — In a irresoluble manner.
- isle royale — an island in Lake Superior: a part of Michigan; a national park. 208 sq. mi. (540 sq. km).
- isoantibody — (formerly) an alloantibody.
- isobutylene — a colorless, very volatile liquid or flammable gas, C 4 H 8 , used chiefly in the manufacture of butyl rubber.
- isocyanides — Plural form of isocyanide.
- isorhythmic — a structural feature characteristic of the Ars Nova motet, consisting of a single rhythmic phrase pattern repeated, usually in the tenor, throughout the composition.
- isotonicity — (uncountable) The state of being isotonic.
- ivory coast — a republic in W Africa: formerly part of French West Africa; gained independence 1960. 127,520 sq. mi. (330,275 sq. km). Capital: Abidjan.
- jackson day — January 8, a holiday commemorating Andrew Jackson's victory at the Battle of New Orleans in 1815: a legal holiday in Louisiana.
- jejunostomy — an artificial opening from the jejunum through the abdominal wall, created for the drainage of jejunal contents or for feeding.
- joylessness — The state or condition of being joyless; lack of joy; unjoy.
- judiciously — using or showing judgment as to action or practical expediency; discreet, prudent, or politic: judicious use of one's money.
- kelly hours — a suggestion for the name of the hours before and after the traditional school day during which child-minding facilities are provided for the children of working parents
- keratolysis — the loosening or shedding of the horny layer of the epidermis.
- keratoscopy — an instrument, as Placido's disk, for determining the symmetry of the curvature of the cornea.
- key station — a radio or television station that originates most of a network's broadcasting.
- keyboarders — Plural form of keyboarder.
- keyboardist — the row or set of keys on a piano, organ, or the like.
- keyhole saw — a compass saw for cutting keyholes, etc.
- kinesiology — the science dealing with the interrelationship of the physiological processes and anatomy of the human body with respect to movement.
- kinky boots — boots with a very high heel and pointed toe, reaching to the thigh and often made of a shiny material, which are intended to look provocative and sexy
- krasnoyarsk — a territory of the Russian Federation in N and central Asia. 827,507 sq. mi. (2,143,243 sq. km).
- laboriously — requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance: a laborious undertaking.
- lady's room — ladies' room
- laparoscopy — examination of the abdominal cavity or performance of minor abdominal surgery using a laparoscope.
- larcenously — In a larcenous manner.
- law society — association of lawyers
- lay eyes on — the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
- lay to rest — the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep: a good night's rest.
- lecherously — given to or characterized by lechery; lustful.
- lewy bodies — abnormal proteins that occur in the nerve cells of the cerebral cortex and the basal ganglia, causing Parkinson's disease and dementia
- libellously — in a libellous manner
- lightsomely — (archaic) In a lightsome manner.
- lithophytes — Plural form of lithophyte.
- lithotripsy — the pulverization and removal of urinary calculi using a lithotripter.
- litigiously — In a litigious manner.
- loadsamoney — an extremely wealthy person
- loathsomely — In a way that is loathsome.
- lobachevsky — Nikolai Ivanovich [nyi-kuh-lahy ee-vah-nuh-vyich] /nyɪ kʌˈlaɪ iˈvɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1856, Russian mathematician.
- loony tunes — Informal. loony1 .
- loony-tunes — Informal. loony1 .